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Too soon
From Encyclopedia Dramatica
"Too soon" is the battle cry of fucktards too pu55y to play the OMG OFFENSIVE!!1! card when confronted with off-color humour. It is basically an attempt to play thought police without seeming uncool, a wishy-washy middle ground that seems to say "hey, I'm as up for black comedy as anyone, but this is inappropriate at this time." In other words, the speaker is alleging that whatever it is that offended him will somehow magically become funny and not offensive with age, perhaps with further fermentation.
The purpose of choosing "too soon" over "offensive" is, of course, to avoid being chastised for prudery or censorship. In this capacity it is surprisingly effective: instead of seeming like a reactionary moron, the person crying "TOO SOON!" seems like a spineless moron.
Nevertheless, the net intended effect of a claim that a joke is too soon is the same as that of a claim that it's offensive: a desire to make the offending party STFU and conform with the speaker's chosen beliefs and opinions.
"Too soon" is often adopted for dramatic or ironic effect by dramacrats and trolls. Shortly following the azn tsunami disasters, many people adopted the use of the pun spelling "Too Tsun!" to mock those incapable of finding the humour in the briny deaths of millions.
[edit] Gilbert Gottfried and Too Soon
Three weeks after 9/11, Jewish comedian Gilbert Gottfried made a joke at the New York Friar's Club roast of Hugh Hefner. He said had wanted to catch a plane, but couldn't get a direct flight because "they said they have to stop off at the Empire State Building." This lulzworthy early attempt at making a WTC joke was met with gasps and cries of "Too soon!" from the audience members. So instead, Gottfried was forced to tell the joke called The Aristocrats.
This event was notable because Gilbert Gottfried is a Jew, and everyone knows Jews Did WTC.
[edit] List of Things That Are Too Soon
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The Holocaustnot too soon as of 03:23, Monday, 12 May 2008 (UTC) - Terri Schiavo
- Bill Hicks
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AIDSnot too soon as of 10:00 PM, Wednesday, March 6, 2002 - The Columbia shuttle disaster (not to be confused with Columbine, which is not too soon)
- The Tsunami
- John Kerry
- 9/11
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Chris Benoitnot too soon as of 2:30 PM, Monday, June 25, 2007 - The Pope
- Hurricane Katrina
- Natalee Holloway
- Quasidan's penis
- Unicorn Orgy
- Vicki Mango
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Steve Irwinnot too soon as of 11:08, Monday, 12 May 2008 (UTC) - The Virginia Tech massacre
- 35W

